Survivor Planet Series 2-Book Box Set by Juliet Cardin

Author:Juliet Cardin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Torrid Books
Published: 2015-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

SURVIVOR PLANET II

by

Juliet Cardin

Chapter 1

Being clandestine was imperative. And since the blasted curtain in the living room was practically see-through, I'd have to make do peeking between the slats of the blinds in the bedroom. Upstairs I rushed, my breath beginning to puff more from excitement than exertion while I got into position. My vantage point was perfect. From here, the entire block laid spread out before me like a smorgasbord. My eyes fastened on my neighbor's house. It was just after midnight and everything was dark and eerily quiet. Scanning the sky, far off in the distance I detected a tiny bluish light. The closer it came, the more it grew in size. My gaze flashed between the house and the light in anticipation. Almost as if there was a large beacon on the roof, the light aimed straight and true to its destination. Now as it approached, I could make out the circular shape of the object emitting the light. Indeed, the entire craft seemed haloed by the iridescent glow. I'd seen the ship several times, but never did it fail to awe and amaze me. Such power!

My tongue flicked out over my dry lips while I held my breath and watched. I reached down to rub my sweating palm on my jeans. My other hand clenched, steadily holding the blind just enough for me to peek.

Not much longer now.

The ship had come to a complete standstill, practically right over my neighbor's backyard. Mesmerized, I watched as a wide beam of light suddenly pierced the night sky and shined through the window of the house across from mine. Moments later, a shape emerged. Transcending the house, my neighbor floated in the beam of light which slowly drew him upward. Toward the ship he moved, slowly and helplessly, still unaware of the danger. And then, awakening from his slumber, his body bowed and thrashed about. His head darted back and forth between the ship and the safety of his bedroom, no doubt in disbelief. His mouth opened as though to yell, or curse, or cry, but no sound emerged. Seconds later he disappeared. The ship, done with its dark deed, sped off into the night sky and disappeared.

For a moment or so I watched and waited. The street remained silent and unaware of the dastardly event. One of its own had been snatched away, right from his home, his bed, and none was the wiser.

In the morning, his wife and teenage daughters would awake and find him gone. The police would arrive, an investigation would be launched. Everyone would have their own theory. When questioned, most of the neighbors would report the man as being mean, petty, and vindictive—growing more so over the years. When they asked me, as I knew they would, I'd be ready. Ready and willing to tell them how miserable and unpredictable my neighbor was. As time went on and nothing surfaced, he'd be suspected of running off, as disgruntled husbands tend to do. Or maybe someone had a grudge and lured him away? Who could say?

Not I.

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